More than a billion ways to mark the millennium

The National Lottery Charities Board today ( 3 Feb) announced £2,436,000 worth of awards to 20 groups in the Eastern region.

The grants take the total awarded to charities and community groups in the region to £75,354,613 - and across England to more than £1 billion since 1995.

The Charities Board is also making applying for a grant even more straightforward - through its improved website, which has received a staggering 2,100 per cent increase in ‘hits’ in the last month.

Charities Board Director for England Janet Paraskeva said: "In just five short years the Charities Board has become a vital source of funding for the smallest community groups to the largest national charities.

"We want to be accessible to all parts of the community. Groups can apply online through our new website - www.nlcb.org.uk - and we are hoping to have electronic application forms available on disk in the very near future.

"The Charities Board is proud to have awarded £1 billion to 16,421 projects in England since 1995. We will continue to work in partnership with voluntary groups to improve the quality of life in disadvantaged communities."

All enquiries: Martin Valentine England Media Manager 0116 258 7023

Notes to editors:

1. The awards announced today have been made under the Charities Board’s Community involvement and Poverty and Disadvantage programmes.
2. To date the Charities Board has supported 1,648 groups in the West Midlands, through awards totalling £112,162,631. Across England 16,421 projects by voluntary and community groups have been supported, through awards totalling £1,028,382,804.

Awards today by region and for Englandwide projects:

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